2019 brake fluid change 56k miles

[ic3man5]

Managed to get around to bleeding the brakes all around in attempts to quell the brake squeaks this truck has. I replaced all the pads and rotors last year and the squeaks popped up about 3-4 months ago. Fluid was pretty dark, unless Chrysler is using some type of darker brake fluid, I don't think I've really seen anything this dark all around.

Brakes feel a lot better now compared to what it was, too soon to tell if it fixed anything yet. My theory is the fluid is broken down or poor from factory and with the e-brake constantly applying the fluid doesn't have enough "pull" to bring the pads far enough away from the rotor on cold mornings especially.

 

[BlueHemi1500]

Brake fluid should be slightly light yellow opaque, but not the dark color you collected. MY Nuesd 2020, I noted the last week or so my brakes felt a little soft. I got a fresh sealed bottle of DOT3 brake fluid and topped up the reservoir and now the brakes feel so much better. The reservoir did not need much to reach Max. so maybe it was a result of normal brake wear. No squeaks over the last 10 months and I am reasonably sure the brakes are factory.

BlueHemi1500

 

[ic3man5]

Confirming brakes have been great since I've done this, no more squeaking at all reversing.

 

[Driver]

To replace pads and rotors you must be driving like a NY downtown taxi cab. Replacing rotors at 56k seems hard to imagine because if you keep your pads from wearing thru, the rotors can easily last 3x that long.

 

[Biga]

Brake fluid usually should be changed every 2-3 years as it hydroscopic and absorbs water, so if you went 5 plus years you were overdue.

 

[CHeYeNNe71]

Brake fluid usually should be changed every 2-3 years as it hydroscopic and absorbs water, so if you went 5 plus years you were overdue.

Many never change it

 

[Driver]

Ran my 2016 fluid 8 years and 150k miles. It looked as clear in 2024 as it did in 2016.

Hydroscopic, but in a sealed system with no exposure to air, where would moisture come from?

 

[1791]

i have seen it black. i always flush it when i buy a used car and when i do a brake job. i have a vacuum pump so it's a solo job and fluid is cheap.......

 

[Biga]

Ran my 2016 fluid 8 years and 150k miles. It looked as clear in 2024 as it did in 2016.

Hydroscopic, but in a sealed system with no exposure to air, where would moisture come from?

You may think it's sealed but some moisture will find it's way into the system over time. Just because it looks new does not mean it is, you can always buy a brake fluid tester for less than 10 bucks to test the moisture level.

 

[Biga]

Many never change it

Very true. The same people that don't want to spend a few bucks on something that is not broken and still working. They would rather wait until they have a major failure or a much bigger repair bill rather than do the maintenance up front.